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# Social · Posts · Update a published social media post

PUT https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post
Content-Type: application/json

Update the content, schedule, or media of a published post. Only provided fields are changed.

Reference: https://docs.simplified.com/api-reference/social-media/posts/update-social-media-post

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) (prefixed with ` Api-Key   `) — Header authentication of the form `Api-Key  <token>`
- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an UpdatePostRequest.

- `post_id` (string, required) — ID of the published post to update
- `message` (string, optional) — New post message content
- `date` (string, optional) — New scheduled date (e.g. 2026-04-15)
- `time` (string, optional) — New scheduled time (e.g. 14:30)
- `timezone` (string, optional) — Timezone for the scheduled date/time (e.g. Europe/Warsaw)
- `media` (list of MediaItem, optional) — Updated media for the post. Each entry is a Simplified asset UUID, a fully qualified URL, or a `{ url, thumbUrl }` object — see `MediaItem` and `CreatePostRequest.media` for resolution rules.
- `tags` (list of integer, optional) — Replace the post's tag (label) IDs with this list. Use `listSocialMediaTags` to fetch existing IDs and `createSocialMediaTag` to add new ones.

## Response

### 200

Post updated successfully

- `any`

## Types

### MediaItem

A single media attachment. One of three forms: * a Simplified asset UUID (resolved server-side to a fresh permanent URL at publish time — use for media produced via `generateImage` with `storage: "asset"`); * a fully qualified media URL, used as-is (media must already live at a permanent public location); * an object with an explicit poster/thumbnail, e.g. `{"url": "https://example.com/v.mp4", "thumbUrl": "https://example.com/poster.jpg"}` — use for video when you want to control the preview frame.

### MediaItem2

- `url` (string, required) — Direct media URL (e.g. an .mp4 video) — used as-is.
- `thumbUrl` (string, optional) — Optional poster/thumbnail image URL shown as the media preview (e.g. the video cover frame).

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "post_id": "string"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post"

payload = { "post_id": "string" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Api-Key  <apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post';
const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Api-Key  <apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"post_id":"string"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"post_id\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Api-Key  <apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Api-Key  <apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"post_id\": \"string\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.put("https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post")
  .header("Authorization", "Api-Key  <apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"post_id\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PUT', 'https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post', [
  'body' => '{
  "post_id": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Api-Key  <apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PUT);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Api-Key  <apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"post_id\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Api-Key  <apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["post_id": "string"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.simplified.com/api/v1/service/social-media/update-post")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PUT"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```